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by icebraining 4749 days ago
The only part open to debate is the suggestion of monitoring private Facebook communication.

No, part open to debate is whether they'd risk getting the project discovered by giving a bunch of border officers (probably without any clearance) the tools for accessing, printing out and showing to travelers their private Facebook messages, when they could have:

1. Not use it for visa clearance.

2. Use data-mining to create no-entry-lists without exposing the source.

3. Have secure facilities (rooms in some building, not necessarily Top-Secret hideouts) where the PM investigation would happen, to avoid leaks like officers showing evidence to regular civilians.

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officers showing evidence to regular civilians

Not even American citizens, at that.